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Instituto Volcanológico de Canarias

In research, Instituto Volcanológico de Canarias stands highest in Physical Sciences (#12,249 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#19,309
of 42,892
Rank in Spain
#472
of 927
Research works
265
▲ 76% vs 2013–17
Citations
7k
26.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
72%
world 28%

What is Instituto Volcanológico de Canarias known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Physical SciencesDomain #12,249 of 21,541 27.8%212

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Instituto Volcanológico de Canarias sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.83× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 1.00× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.51× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 21.85× its world share, 20 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.16× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.69× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 5.05× its world share, 14 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.70× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 4.92× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.82× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.40× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 21.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Instituto Volcanológico de Canarias?

Ranked on the composite score, Eduardo Almansa, Vicente Soler and Luca D’Auria lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Instituto Volcanológico de Canarias.

  1. 1 Eduardo Almansa Spain · #296,649 worldwide 79 citations · 28 works
  2. 2 Vicente Soler Spain · #476,426 worldwide 96 citations · 28 works
  3. 3 Luca D’Auria Spain · #620,275 worldwide 117 citations · 67 works
  4. 4 María Asensio‐Ramos Spain · #865,335 worldwide 44 citations · 35 works
  5. 5 Alicia Molina Spain · #1,395,306 worldwide 12 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Instituto Volcanológico de Canarias

Which keywords describe research at Instituto Volcanológico de Canarias?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Subduction, Remote Sensing, Thermodynamic Modeling, Plate Tectonics, Tectonics, Earthquakes and Plate Boundaries.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Climate Change10▲ 6.3×27 topics
  2. Subduction4▲ 102×3 topics
  3. Remote Sensing4▲ 5.5×12 topics
  4. Environmental Impact3▲ 3.4×14 topics
  5. Plate Tectonics3▲ 32×3 topics
  6. Thermodynamic Modeling3▲ 43×2 topics
  7. Biodiversity3▲ 6.1×8 topics
  8. Earthquakes2▲ 76×1 topic
  9. Plate Boundaries2▲ 76×1 topic
  10. Tectonics2▲ 37×2 topics
  11. Water Quality2▲ 10×4 topics
  12. Fisheries Sustainability2▲ 46×2 topics
  13. Geochronology2▲ 59×1 topic
  14. Zircon2▲ 59×1 topic
  15. Emissions2▲ 19×3 topics
  16. Sustainable Tourism2▲ 32×2 topics
  17. Tomography2▲ 21×2 topics
  18. Ecosystem Services2▲ 8.9×3 topics
  19. Satellite Observations2▲ 36×3 topics
  20. Conservation2▲ 7.5×7 topics
  21. Holocene2▲ 29×2 topics
  22. Shale Gas2▲ 27×2 topics
  23. Tectonic Evolution2▲ 154×3 topics
  24. Atmospheric2▲ 63×1 topic
  25. Cultural Landscape2▲ 100×2 topics
  26. Ecosystem Management2▲ 53×1 topic
  27. Glacial Cycles2▲ 47×1 topic
  28. Marine Fisheries2▲ 76×1 topic
  29. Methane2▲ 63×1 topic
  30. Ocean Acidification2▲ 43×3 topics
  31. Paleoclimatology2▲ 38×1 topic
  32. Seismic Noise2▲ 64×1 topic
  33. Surface Wave2▲ 64×1 topic
  34. Health Effects2▲ 4.8×7 topics
  35. Geoheritage2▲ 424×1 topic
  36. Geotourism2▲ 424×1 topic
  37. Population Dynamics2▲ 11×6 topics
  38. Mediterranean1▲ 27×2 topics
  39. Ocean Circulation1▲ 18×3 topics
  40. Hyperspectral Imaging1▲ 8.0×2 topics

Which research topics does Instituto Volcanológico de Canarias publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: earthquake and tectonic studies, Geological and Geochemical Analysis, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research and Marine and fisheries research.

earthquake and tectonic …2earthquake and tectonic studies: 2 fractional worksGeological and Geochemic…2Geological and Geochemical Analysis: 2 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimatology Research: 2 fractional worksMarine and fisheries res…2Marine and fisheries research: 2 fractional worksAtmospheric and Environm…2Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics: 2 fractional worksSeismic Waves and Analysis: 2 fractional worksGeotourism and Geoheritage Conservation: 2 fractional worksGeological and Geophysic…1Geological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide: 1 fractional worksGeochemistry and Geologic Mapping: 1 fractional worksMethane Hydrates and Related Phenomena: 1 fractional works
GeophysicsAtmospheric ScienceGlobal and Planetary ChangeGeology2 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 earthquake and tectonic studies Geophysics 2 works
  2. 2 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 2 works
  3. 3 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 2 works
  4. 4 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  5. 5 Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  6. 6 Seismic Waves and Analysis Geophysics 2 works
  7. 7 Geotourism and Geoheritage Conservation Geology 2 works
  8. 8 Geological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide Geophysics 1 works
  9. 9 Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  10. 10 Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena Environmental Chemistry 1 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available72.4%not open27.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors46.4%domestic only53.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Instituto Volcanológico de Canarias's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 76% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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